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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-30
MAKING CAPITAL OF 1T.

That the pretended wrath of a portion
OF the Grand Army of the Republic con-
corning the flags, including the curse in
voked upon the president by that com
bination of fool, maniac and trickster,
General Fairchild, was political move is
every day becoming more evident. The
Republican club, of New York, is sample
of the way the enemies of the president
and of the south are taking advantage of
the incident. That body passed resolu
tions denouncing the flag order, the "apol-
ogy of apprehension to the south for
the part which the north took in the over.
throw of the rebellion"
OF course, we may expect the whole
pack of bloody-shirt howlers in the north to
follow suit and take Sp the refrain.
1t will be apparent to the world that it is
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-30

FRANCE is paving the way for trouble
with Germany-she is doing her best to
placate and cultivate Spain. What CO.
alition it would be, France and Spain VS..
Germany and Russia, with Great Britain
decidedly interested spectator. Honors
are easy almost as between England's
hatred of France and Russia-but self
interest would dictate, apart from senti-
ment, upon which side she would fall.
Will the close of this century see such a
state of chaos in Europes If so, how
would it affect the United StatesY Has
she navy or commercial fleet able to
take advantage of the situation? II this
struggle is precipitated, in business
point of view, are the United States in the
condition to derive the most benefit from
it? Are not these possible problems and
practical questions worthy of consider
alton!
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-30
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.

Next to the judiciary amendment in i'm
portsnce, and rivaliDg it in value, is the
amendment to be voted on in August
regulating future voting in Texas. The
amendment reads as follows: In all
elections by the people the vote shall be
by ballot and the Legislature shall pro,
vide for the numbering of tickets, and
make such other regulations as may be
necessary to detect and punish fraud and
preserve the purity of the ballot box; and
the legislature may provide by law for
the registration of all voters in all cities
containing a population of ten thousand
inhabitants or more, and in such counties
as the legislature may deem advisable"
A pure ballot box is the nations safe
guard. Depending, as our form OF gov
eminent does, upon the will of the people,
they choosing not only the lawmakers, but
its executors, every means should be
adopted to arrive at the true will of the
people. Strip the ballot box of all its
safeguards; place before politicians an
unmatched ballot box, and you put pre-
MUM upon corruption; you take the gov
ornamental administration out of the
hands of the people and place it in
The control of men who will make it their
calling and profession to cheat the people
of good officials, to rob them of their
right to select wise law makers and honor
able executors of the laws, you snatch
from the people their birthright of free
dom and self-government. mans home
is called his castle. 1t should be held no
freer from invasion and pollution than
the ballot box. For it is through the bal
lot box we hope to erect laws that will
throw round the home the strong arm of
the law.C Go back to first causes, and if
you would have good laws, and .these
and ccnscientiously carried
into effect, watch and protect the ballot
box.
In sparsely settled sections, where
The judges at the elections know all the
egal voters, it may not be necessary to
'equire registration. But in all towns
md cities, and in populous counties, reg
stration of all voters should be positively
'equired. Let the voter exercise his
privilege to cast his ballot, but only under
he sanctity of an oath that he is a quail
fed voter. And by strict
listricting of all sections make it
impossible for a man to vote in more
han one place at any given election.
Prune our system of elections of the
rauds of illegal voting and repeating"
tut out this element of the politicians and
ricksters' work, and get down to the true
wish and will of the people, as they, with
,lean hands, declare it from the honest
ballot box, and you approach to the reali
.ation of that grand and glorious form of
rec government, of for and by the peo-
de, projected by those wise ancestors of
,urs, who cut us off from dependency
Ipon our mother country and launched
is forth a fulllledged nation, to win the
aspect and admiration of the world.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-30
THE PAST GRAND MASTERS.

Freemasons will be interested in the
outcome, published in the dispatches, of
the communication" or convention, of
past grand masters of Canada and the
United States, held in Chicago on st.
Johns day, oath inst. 1t had been err
roneously announced that the object of
the convention was the formation of a
Supreme Grand lodge, with authority
over the State Grand lodges.
Grand Master Darrah, however, stated
yesterday this was not the intention, as
was also indicated in the resolutions
adopted affirming the supremacy
of grand lodges in their
respective territories and Jurisdictions.
This is simply reaffirmation of the SOW
ereignty of each grand lodge. The wis
dom of the resolution will be apparent,
when it is remembered the erection of
supreme grand lodge might force upon
the grand lodges policies and laws not to
their liking, just as the federal govern
ment now forces upon the agricultural
states the high tariff principle, which robs
one state to build up another.
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-30
THE CONFEDERATE FLAG.

Under this title yesterday appeared in
the "Austin Citizen" weekly paper
edited by colored man, the following
editorial, which is res pectfully recon-
mended to the careful consideration of
Fai-child, John Sherman, Whitelaw Reid
and other moderate (?) bloody shirt fell
lows, who love to dwell on the suppression
of the negro in the south, and his polit-
ical slavery. Gentlemen, read it, it runs
as follows: considerable excitement has
been raised all over the country on ac-
count of President Cleveland's action in
reference to the Confederate flags cap
tured by the federal government during
the war. 1t is great pity that old rem
iniscences should have any occasion to
rise in the minds of the people, either
north or south. The flags are not worth
half the money that has been spent
in writing upon them. If the general
government has them, let her bury
them beneath the sod, and raise a
monument with Grant and Lee join
ing the right hand of fellowship,
with suitable inscription thereon. Then
let both north and south come and see
where the last emblem of discord lies
buried beneath our feet. With peace in
one hand and prosperity in the other,
Americas sons will read it with Joy hun
dred years to come"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-30

The statement that the supreme cour,
has ordered 100 of the oldest cases on the
docket to be taken under advise
ment and transferred to the Tyler
term, is significant of the condition
OF the business of that court. Al
every term of the court they fall further
and further behind with their work,
Gases argued here year ago, and sub
mltted, have not yet been decided. The
proposed judiciary amendment to the
constitution has in view the remedy for
this defect. In providing for more
judges and subdivision of their work.
it makes it possible for the docket to be
cleared up each term, and in this way for
the adjudication and final settlement of
all law questions to be reached with an
expedition comparable to the most pro
gressive states in the Union.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-30

The bishop of Ossory, who COM
posed hymn for the queens jubilee. won
a prize for a poem on the queens Access
sion in 1887. 1t is told that on that occa-
sion, eager to learn the result of his effort,
he rushed into the presence of the dons
without his cap and gown, for which
breach of discipline he was fined at the
very moment of hearing of his triumph.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-30

W. W. Corcoran is so much improved
in health that he will leave Washington to-
morrow for Deer park, where he will oc-
cUpy the cottage of Robert Garrett, presi-
dent of the Baltimore d. Ohio railroad.
Mr.. Corcoran goes to Deer park this year
instead of to the White Sulphur springs,
as usual, because it is feared that the jour-
ney to the latter place would be too
fatiguing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-30
FORECASTING THE RESULT.

A correspondent elsewhere gives his
views concerning the probabilities
of the present very hot and get
ting hotter" campaign. We have
two things to guide US in forming an es.
innate of the outcome of the nearing
election. These are the facts based on
the election eff November, 1886, only a
few months ago and mere guess work
based on observation as to the supposed
direction of public opinion.
In last years election the total vote
cast in this state was as follows:
Cochran Republican) Observation-Disclosures. 65,&}G
Dahoney O'rohibition) Observation-Disclosures. 1876
Total vote Observation-Disclosures. BIB lgS
This was the state of the parties in
Texas less than year ago.
The figures show there were then 10000
voters who preferred prohibition prin-
oiples as against both the old parties.
Now, that, by the action Of the Dallas
convention, the question has, for the
present, been taken out of the line of
partisan politics, the point to be de-
cided in estimating the probable result,
is what percentage of the democratic and
republican vote has gone over to pro-
hibition, and what proportion of those
parties remain-now, as last November
in opposition to the new movement.
This is difficult task to work out. That
the prohibition ranks have been very
heavily reinforced-even from counties
like Travis where only 80 votes out of
a total of 1896 were cast for Dahoney--
is admitted. But is the reinforcement
sufficient throughout the state to
carly the amendment? 1t Is, at
least, very doubtful. The chances
are on the negative side, if any
general revulsion in public sentiment is
indicated by the recent showing under
OF prohibition IN local option counties.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-30

Washington Hatchet:-"Theosophy, al
though sort of oleomargarine philos,
ply, did not originate in the dyspeptlc
visions of a victim of a boarding house
Buddha."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-30
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-30

The papers are praising Miss Wakefield
for her heroic conduct at the burning of
the steamer Champlain. Yet, she was
scarcely as brave as the Travis county
girl, Miss Riley, who recently, with her
fathers pistol, put villainous tramp to
flight,
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-30

Savannah News spiciously large
shipments of peanuts have recently been
made TO Atlanta. Somebody is after the
salaries of the members of the general
assembly"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-30

"Ir might be well If the legislatures
nat only once in five years." said Mr..
Gould. Especially such as the Twentieth
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the severity Of which confined her to the house for
two years. Six months previous to taking Hoods
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address,.
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. We refer by per-
mission to Miss
Sarah C. Whittier,
Of Warner, n. H.,
who was cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla
of Is Scrofula Sores
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-30
SCROFULA

Probably no form of disease is so generally dis
tributed among our whole population as Scrofulo
Almost every individual has this latent poison cours
ing his veins. The terrible sufferings endured by
those afflicted with scrofulous sores cannot be
understood by others, and the intensity of their
gratitude when they find remedy that cures
them, astonishes a well nersnn We refer IN, ,,o.
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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-19

How to stop smoking is treated by
an exchange as follows: "By smOk,
ing one of the strongest tobaccOs to
excess, and so bringing on that deadly
nausel so we'll known to the schoolhOy
with his first cigar, an antipathy may
be created against tobacco in the mind
of the most inveterate smoker. Re-
peated two or three times, tobacco be-
comes intolerable, and the weed is
shuddered at instead of smoked. If
the smoker is so used to the stronger
kinds of tobaccos that he cannot up
set himself by their use, the addition
of few drops of rum to a weed will
do wonders in the way of producing
giddiness. The plan is worth trial
by inveterate smokers who feel that
the weed is injurious to them, and yet
find difficulty in giving it up.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-19
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1887.

President Cleveland did another
good work last week when he vetoed
the dependent pension bill, which
proposed to give a pension of S12 a
month to every man who was in the
army or navy for three months who is
now to any extent incapacitated to
earn a livelihood. This would have
added to the $40, 000,000 already APP
propriated for this yeSr the sum of at
least SIS, 100000, and probably ten
times as muSh. The president has
put his foot down on this pension
fraud business, and he will receive
the endorsement of good citizens gen.
orally. While it is proper to pension
soldiers "ho were crippled or lost
their health in the service, yet it
would be an outrage for the govern,
ment to support thousands of lazy
vagabonds because they are poor.
Hurrah for Cleveland!
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Marvellous Offer!

The attention of the reader is espec>
tally called to an advertisement on
the fourth page, headed Books for
the million" We have made ar
rangemenls with the publishers to fur
nish this set of books, worth 1925,
to new subscribers, or old subscribers
who renew their subscriptions to the
Exchange, at the very low price Of
one dollar, These books, if bound in
cloth, would be worth S45. There
are many standard and valuable
works among them and no one should
miss this rare offer.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-19

The democracy of Davidson county
seem to have lost all hope of winning
a victory there. Why is it? Does
not the continued local fight of the
two leading party papers there have
something to do with it? How can
either of those papers hope to lead the
party of the state when its columns
are continually filled with articles at
lacking members of its own party
1t seems that we shall have to look
away from Nash vile for wise leader.
ship.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-19

Gov. Taylor Friday appointed his
staff as follows: Thomas d. Craig
head, Inspector General Fl. Schu-
belt, Knoxville, Commissary General;
John NJ. Boyd, Knoxville, Surgeon
General James R. DeasOn, Judge
Advocate; NJ. Franklin, Shelbyville,
Quartermaster General.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-19

Capt. B. NJ. Hord, of Nashville,
was last Friday appointed commits
sioner Of agriculture by Gov. Taylor,
and the senate confirmed the appoint-
msnt without a dissenting voice.
Capt. Hord is a practical and sue
cessful farmer and stockmau, was edi-
tor of the Rural Sun and afterward
editor of the Spirit of the Farm,
He was urgently recommended by
leading farmers of The state, aud no
doubt the appointment is about the
best that could have been made.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-19

The Lebanon correspondent Of the
Nashville Banner contributes the fol-
lowing. We suggest that, if none of
the punishments enumerated below
should prove effective, the Doctor
might sign his Spider-web name to a
prescription for the patient, and that
would surely finish him
Or. r. l.. e. White has Just re-
ceived a commission as aid-de>camp
with the rank OF colonel on the staff
of Maj. Gen. Carnahan, commanders
III chief of the uniform rank, Knights
Of Pythias, and now everybody who
addresses him has to assume the hrst
position of soldier and give a mili>
tary salute. If a man refuses or neg,
lects to salute, the colonel can send
him to the guard>hsuse; or he might,
in his capacity as United States COM
missioner, send him to prison or as
justice of the peace he might send
him to Jail; or he could arraign the
offender before the Southern Literary
Bureau and have him mathematical
and his doom pronounced in seven
different languages or, failing in
these. he can blow the miscreant sky
high in the l ebanon Herald.